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Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā, Chapter 17: The Pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu in His Youth

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 239

‘bala’ ‘bala’ bale prabhu śunite ullāsa
śrīvāsa kahena tabe rāsa rasera vilāsa

SYNONYMS

bala bala—go on speaking, go on speaking; bale—says; prabhu—the Lord; śunite—hearing; ullāsa—very jubilantly; śrīvāsa—Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura; kahena—says; tabe—then; rāsa—rāsa dance; rasera—filled with transcendental humors; vilāsa—pastimes.

TRANSLATION

When the Lord, hearing with great pleasure, said, “Go on speaking! Go on speaking!” Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura described the rāsa-līlā dance, which is filled with transcendental mellows.